Vulnerability in Intel Quartus Ii
CVE-2019-0171
Improper directory permissions in the installer for Intel(R) Quartus(R) software may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 22.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Intel Quartus Ii
- Intel Quartus Prime
- Intel(r) Quartus(r) — versions Intel(R) Quartus(R) Prime all versions 15.1 to 18.1, and Intel(R) Quartus(R) II versions 9.1 to 15.0.
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/INTEL-SA-00244.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K33245306 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-0171?
- CVE-2019-0171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Intel Quartus Ii, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2019-0171?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-0171 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.